"I am honored to fight in Sweden and to headline this card," Nelson said in today's release. "I expect the Swedish crowd to be pretty loud. I believe I have a big fan base in Sweden. They love my kind of style of fighting and I am of course Scandinavian so we have a good connection."

"I have fought in Germany before but it will be my first time in Stockholm, so I am looking forward to seeing the city," said Story. "My schedule now will be to pack up and head down to Arizona to the MMA Lab to start training. I'm really excited for this fight."

In addition to "Nelson vs. Story," UFC Fight Night 53 will also feature a welterweight bout between Nico Musoke and the returning Amir Sadollah, while Niklas Backstrom and Mike Wilkinson hook 'em up in featherweight action. In addition, Dennis Siver returns from suspension to battle 145-pound stalwart Robert Whiteford.

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